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Competitive Pokemon Sword/Shield Movesets and Strategies for Politoed

Base Stats for Politoed

Water

Abilities:
,
,

Evolutions / Family:
Poliwag
Poliwhirl
Politoed
Poliwrath

Weakness Chart for Water-type:

Bug

Dark

Dragon

Electric

Fairy

Fighting

Fire

Flying

Ghost

2x

0.5x

Grass

Ground

Ice

Normal

Poison

Psychic

Rock

Steel

Water

2x

0.5x

¼x

½x

2x

4x

Movesets for Singles

What is a good competitive moveset for Politoed? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sword/Shield generation metagame.

Common team mates for Politoed in Pokemon Sword/Shield:

KingdraRillaboomMarowak-AlolaScizorMagnezoneFerrothornCorviknightGothitelleEscavalierLudicolo

Politoed is a pretty decent Water-typed Pokemon. It's frequent to find yourself dealing with Politoed when battling in the 8th generation meta. Politoed's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Grass.

Species: Politoed
Item: Sitrus Berry / Wiki Berry
Ability: Drizzle
Nature: Calm (+SpD, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 172 Def / 4 SpA / 76 SpD / 4 Spe
Moveset:
- Scald / Muddy Water
- Helping Hand
- Perish Song
- Protect

Double Wall Politoed (Popular/Trending)

Politoed is a decent Double Wall. It is meant to have enough defenses and bulk to take both physical and special hits. Drizzle changes the weather to Rain when Politoed is sent out onto the field. This help boosts all water attacks while the Rain remains active.

♦ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws target).
♦ Muddy Water is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move (30% chance to lower the foes accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Helping Hand is a status move (one adjacent ally's move power is 1.5x this turn).
♦ Perish Song is a status move (all active pokemon will faint in 3 turns).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Politoed this turn).

Species: Politoed
Item: Damp Rock / Shell Bell
Ability: Drizzle
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Liquidation / Waterfall
- Double-Edge / Body Slam
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Ice Punch

Physical Sweeper Politoed (Drizzle)

Politoed is an interesting Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Drizzle changes the weather to Rain when Politoed is sent out onto the field. This help boosts all water attacks while the Rain remains active.

♦ Liquidation is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Water-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).

Species: Politoed
Item: Damp Rock / Throat Spray
Ability: Drizzle
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Weather Ball / Surf
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
- Ice Beam / Icy Wind
- Earth Power / Mud Shot

Special Sweeper Politoed (Drizzle)

Politoed is a notable Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Hyper Voice) and boosts Politoed's special attack stat by 2 stages. Drizzle changes the weather to Rain when Politoed is sent out onto the field. This help boosts all water attacks while the Rain remains active.

♦ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Politoed cannot move next turn).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Mud Shot is a special 55-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).

Species: Politoed
Item: Life Orb
Ability: Drizzle
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
EVs: 5 Hp / 252 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Scald
- Focus Blast
- Ice Beam
- Surf

Politoed Special Tank (Atrocities And Scars)

Politoed is an extraordinary Special Tank. This moveset attempts to take a great amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Life Orb boosts the power of Politoed's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. Drizzle changes the weather to Rain when Politoed is sent out onto the field. This help boosts all water attacks while the Rain remains active.

♦ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws target).
♦ Focus Blast is a special 120-base power Fighting-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).

Species: Politoed
Item: Power Lens
Ability: Damp
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 213 Hp / 246 Atk / 51 SpD
Moveset:
- Encore
- Belly Drum
- Waterfall
- Ice Punch

Politoed Physical Tank (A Different Politoed)

Politoed is a sensational Physical Tank. It tries to take a great amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. With Damp, prevents explosion/mind blown/misty explosion/self-destruct/aftermath while active.

♦ Encore is a status move (target repeats its last move for its next 3 turns).
♦ Belly Drum is a status move (Politoed loses 50% max hp; This also maximizes Politoed's attack stat).
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).

Movesets for Doubles

What is a good doubles moveset for Politoed? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sword/Shield generation metagame.

Common team mates for Politoed in Pokemon Sword/Shield:

KingdraRillaboomMarowak-AlolaScizorMagnezoneFerrothornCorviknightGothitelleEscavalierLudicolo

Species: Politoed
Item: Damp Rock / Shell Bell
Ability: Drizzle
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Liquidation / Waterfall
- Double-Edge / Body Slam
- Ice Punch

Doubles Physical Sweeper Politoed (Drizzle)

Politoed is an awesome Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Drizzle changes the weather to Rain when Politoed is sent out onto the field. This help boosts all water attacks while the Rain remains active.

♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Liquidation is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Water-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).

Species: Politoed
Item: Damp Rock / Throat Spray
Ability: Drizzle
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Weather Ball
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Earth Power / Mud Shot

Doubles Special Sweeper Politoed (Drizzle)

Politoed is an extraordinary Special Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Hyper Voice) and boosts Politoed's special attack stat by 2 stages. Drizzle changes the weather to Rain when Politoed is sent out onto the field. This help boosts all water attacks while the Rain remains active.

♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Politoed cannot move next turn).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Mud Shot is a special 55-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).

Movepool

Wondering what moves can Politoed learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.

Combo List

These are a list of several common move combinations Politoed can perform in Sword/Shield. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.

Competitive SS Move and Ability Combos for Politoed

Moves: Belly drum + Rest
Moves: Endure + Endeavor
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Perish Song + Protect
Moves: Whirlpool + Perish Song
Ability: Drizzle + Item: Damp Rock
Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
OHKO Combo - Moves: Mind Reader + Fissure
Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Protect, Helping Hand
Moves that Break Screens: Haze, Brick Break

Optimize Politoed's EVs for Sword/Shield

Competitive Information for Politoed [Sword/Shield]